Its six branches serve 65% of the county population, making it one of the highest attended library systems in Georgia per capita.

Any resident of Georgia may receive a PINES library card which allows them access to any of the 8 million books in its collection across the state.

The collection at this time was only 200 books which were housed in the Jones Brothers Department Store on South Main Street.

[4] With four regularly visited branches already established in Clayton, the county opted to form its own independent library system in 1981.

[4] In 2015 the library received a grant from the American Library Association and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority enabling librarians to partner with key organizations in the community to teach financial literacy, home ownership, budgeting, money management, and business ownership.